Hanoi driver pays heavy price for overcharging tourist

Unregistered taxi driver charged a group of foreigners 10 times the metered fee for a 3km journey.

Local gang chatted up foreign couple and invited them for a late night snack before robbing them.

The policy used to be renewed annually, and would have expired at the end of June.

May 04, 2018 | 01:37 pm GMT+7

Locals made the most of the four-day break, pumping millions of dollars into the domestic tourism sector.

May 02, 2018 | 03:16 pm GMT+7

South Korean visitor number jumped a massive 67 percent in the first four months of the year.

May 02, 2018 | 12:57 pm GMT+7

The taxi driver allegedly scared them into paying an exorbitant sum for a less than $3 trip.

September 16, 2017 | 10:22 am GMT+7

Vietnam has yet to finalize the list of nationalities eligible to apply for the e-visa.

November 25, 2016 | 11:47 am GMT+7

Foreign tourists to Vietnam could soon have their visas emailed.

August 10, 2016 | 08:25 am GMT+7